To steal an organizing principle from Videogum/your sister as she walks through the mall mocking people, that's your hustler. I would say, "that's your boyfriend," but I think it's safe to say that Fiona James belongs to no one except Benjamin Franklin. I'm in love with this guy's affect (if you're out for a femmier version of Isaac Mizrahi, have I got the male prostitute for you!), and his outrage over his potential client's failure to grasp circumcision terminology. I also love the way he runs down his stats with the forced enthusiasm of a movie-theater worker trying to sell you a bigger soda for 50 cents extra. Basically, I love everything about him. Hands off, that's my masseur!
Also, I have no idea why I've been posting so much about sex workers lately. I assure you this is just a weird flukey thing -- this site is not becoming fourwhore.
(The clip comes from the obviously amazing 1993 doc Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns.)
Rich, where can I find the whole doc?
Posted by: Chantal Goya | February 25, 2010 at 01:13 PM
Rich, I'll let you borrow the Big Box VHS of She-Devils on Wheels if you let me borrow this.
Posted by: Ethan | February 25, 2010 at 01:20 PM
BIt Torrent!
What about Cindy from Hooker's and Johns!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJE7Bph98lw
Posted by: seanbperiod | February 25, 2010 at 01:51 PM
Damn, he's so hard-working compared to me! Whenever I get a potential client, you can bet your ass that if I'm hungover from partying the day before, I'll totally turn the guy down. Hence I don't do weekends. ;)
And just let me say this for the record: I do actually like my job. Sure, I would stop the instant I win the lottery, but it sure beats working at McDonald's or call-centers and similar!
Posted by: John | February 25, 2010 at 02:32 PM
You know the Talent Show scene in Wet Hot American Summer? When Michael Showalter does that weird inside jokey character that isn't funny at all, even ironically? The old jewishy guy who talks about dinosaur eggs and jesus because he's old? This masseur talks just like him.
Posted by: frankievalley | February 25, 2010 at 02:58 PM
I love that he's basically wearing Kelly LeBrock's costume from Weird Science
Posted by: JDub | February 25, 2010 at 03:00 PM
wow, that really bothered me...i mean a corded phone?! come on dude...
Posted by: Sunjana1 | February 25, 2010 at 05:14 PM
It's the guy who played Fiona Zonioni on Oz!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Palacio
Posted by: Eric T | February 25, 2010 at 05:50 PM
I want to know where you are finding all of these great documentaries.
Posted by: gee_gee | February 25, 2010 at 07:20 PM
Easily the best part of that clip is when he all the sudden appears in drag. Oddly, I wasn't expecting that.
Posted by: Snuffy | February 25, 2010 at 09:27 PM
Thanks Eric T! I'm so glad somebody said who he was. Cause he looked so familiar to me.
Posted by: Danielle M. | February 25, 2010 at 11:43 PM
As someone who used to 'take appointments' to survive after being unable to find employment ANYWHERE, I can attest to everything he says being true: people who would call & ask too many questions were usually BS-ing, you truly never know when the phone's gonna ring again, so its risky to turn down appointments (I did many a time & was sometimes starving & broke for ages), if you compare the money you made doing 'legit' work to prostituting, it made having a 'real job' seem futile- so it was best to never compare, or to realize that legit work wasn't gonna make you hate yourself in the morning, while that more 'profitable' pastime did & would.
I would give my left ovary (yep, i'm a chick) to see this documentary in full. I just don't know where the hell you're FINDING these, Rich!?! Are you connected to some huge underground repository of all the unintentionally hilarious seedy docufilms of the 80's & 90's the rest of us can't know about?!
Posted by: Former Ho-bag | February 26, 2010 at 06:42 AM
Holy moly, he's the gay "masseur" version of Little Eddie.
Posted by: Natalie | February 26, 2010 at 01:32 PM
I love him!
Posted by: elissa | February 26, 2010 at 09:29 PM
that wonky eye is off the chain
i dunno why i pictured tonette from the post right above calling this guy
Posted by: jefe | March 04, 2010 at 03:55 PM
Informative and well written. It'll be interesting to see the developments in the coming years!
Posted by: Disabled Refuge System | March 15, 2010 at 05:48 AM
Holy shit! I was one of the sound editors on this film. Totally forgot about it..
Ahh.... memories of New York in the 90s.........
Posted by: Jon | March 26, 2010 at 09:08 AM
Unfortunately the video is already not available
Posted by: Clenbuterol | October 22, 2010 at 09:18 AM
LNaqnm Kudos to you! I hadn't thought of that!
Posted by: Loran | April 09, 2011 at 07:48 AM
I was really happy that I was going to watch the video you know, but as Murphy would have said: if something wrong can happen, it will happen! video didn't play!
Posted by: cialis online | May 09, 2011 at 01:56 PM
What a fun pattern! It's great to hear from you and see what you've sent up to. All of the projects look great! You make it so simple to this.Thanks!
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Posted by: Protective mask | June 17, 2011 at 05:34 AM
I will never understand why sensation of pain is the criterion for when it is right to take a life. I'm certain none of these pretentious assholes is a vegetarian, yet by the standards they apply to abortion ending the life of any animal is murder.
Posted by: Solar Water Heater | June 18, 2012 at 01:51 AM
A lovely way to embrace personal responsibility. You've taken something that could be a negative and put it in a positive light. Inspirational.
Posted by: solar energy system | June 18, 2012 at 01:57 AM
I think I have seen two of these things on your list here and look at the cooler temps in the sky.
Posted by: solar energy | June 18, 2012 at 02:03 AM